Standardised tests are tests used on a national or international level. They test school-based knowledge and skills. Examples include NCEA examinations, and basic literacy and numeracy tests.
Advantages
Identifies current level of achievement.
Objective measure.
Can show learning gains.
Disadvantages
Does not measure potential.
May be less effective for culturally diverse or disadvantaged children (Bevan-Brown, 2009).
Tests have been discredited for use with Mäori students due to the cultural bias of the test's norms and content (Bevan-Brown, 2009).
May have a low ceiling i.e. too many students achieving high scores to distinguish between them.
Standardised Tests
Standardised tests are tests used on a national or international level. They test school-based knowledge and skills. Examples include NCEA examinations, and basic literacy and numeracy tests.
Advantages
Disadvantages